https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Is-it-possible-to-use-Linux-commands-in-the-search-as-a-normal/m-p/273683#M82537 <P>You can create a custom search command that executes a perl/python script that calls the Linux command</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.1/Admin/Commandsconf">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.1/Admin/Commandsconf</A></P> Thu, 26 May 2016 20:49:23 GMT sundareshr 2016-05-26T20:49:23Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Is-it-possible-to-use-Linux-commands-in-the-search-as-a-normal/m-p/273682#M82536 <P>As a normal user, is there any way for me to use:</P> <PRE><CODE>ps -aux| grep httpd| wc -l </CODE></PRE> <P>in Splunk's search bar? I'm trying to get a line count on logs through it.</P> Thu, 26 May 2016 19:51:35 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Is-it-possible-to-use-Linux-commands-in-the-search-as-a-normal/m-p/273682#M82536 vil505 2016-05-26T19:51:35Z https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Is-it-possible-to-use-Linux-commands-in-the-search-as-a-normal/m-p/273683#M82537 <P>You can create a custom search command that executes a perl/python script that calls the Linux command</P> <P><A href="http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.1/Admin/Commandsconf">http://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/6.1.1/Admin/Commandsconf</A></P> Thu, 26 May 2016 20:49:23 GMT https://community.splunk.com/t5/Splunk-Search/Is-it-possible-to-use-Linux-commands-in-the-search-as-a-normal/m-p/273683#M82537 sundareshr 2016-05-26T20:49:23Z